| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Gained a contact. |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 5 | Became a Artist at age 34 |
| 5 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 7 | Continued as Scavenger at age 42 |
| 7 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 8 | Became a Flight at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Crewman |
| 8 | You are blamed for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Your guilt drives you to excel. |
| 9 | Became a Explorer at age 50 |
| 9 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 9 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Scout |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Explorer at age 54 |
| 10 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 10 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Moved to a new world. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |