| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Risk your fortune on a possibility lucrative deal and win. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 3 | Switched to Broker at age 26 |
| 3 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Broker at age 30 |
| 4 | Risk your fortune on a possibility lucrative deal and win. |
| 5 | Continued as Broker at age 34 |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Broker at age 38 |
| 7 | Continued as Broker at age 42 |
| 7 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 7 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 8 | Became a Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 10 | Gain an Enemy |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Scientist at age 62 |
| 12 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Scientist at age 66 |
| 13 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Scientist at age 70 |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |