| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to bargain with them but fail and the ship is destroyed. |
| 1 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Surveyor |
| 3 | Entered Naval Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Made lifelong friends. Gain 3 Allies. |
| 3 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 4 | Continued as Surveyor at age 26 |
| 4 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 4 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 5 | Became a Performer at age 30 |
| 5 | Works is especially well received and popular, making you a minor celebrity |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Performer at age 34 |
| 6 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Performer at age 38 |
| 7 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Performer |
| 8 | Switched to Journalist at age 42 |
| 8 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 9 | Became a Physician at age 46 |
| 9 | Gained a contact. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 10 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 10 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Physician at age 54 |
| 11 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |