| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scavenger at age 18 |
| 1 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 2 | Continued as Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Attacked by enemies that you easily defeat. |
| 2 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Scavenger at age 26 |
| 3 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 4 | Became a Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 5 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 5 | Gain a contact. |
| 5 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 6 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 7 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 42 |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Artist at age 50 |
| 9 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 10 | Returned to Scavenger at age 54 |
| 10 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |