| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Spent the college years partying. |
| 1 | Graduated with honors at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Marine Support at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Commissioned in Marine/Marine Support |
| 2 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 3 | Continued as Marine Support at age 22 |
| 3 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 3 | Promoted to Marine Support officer rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a Captain |
| 4 | Continued as Marine Support at age 26 |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 5 | Moved to a new world. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Barbarian at age 34 |
| 6 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 7 | Became a Colonist at age 38 |
| 7 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Switched to Wanderer at age 42 |
| 8 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 9 | Continued as Wanderer at age 46 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Became a Explorer at age 50 |
| 10 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Explorer at age 54 |
| 11 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 11 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Scout |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Explorer at age 58 |
| 12 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 12 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 62 |
| 13 | Nearly killed. Owe 25,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |