| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 2 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Merchant Marine |
| 3 | Entered Marine Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Moved to a new world. |
| 3 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 4 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 26 |
| 4 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a 3rd Officer |
| 5 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 30 |
| 5 | Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
| 6 | Became a Wanderer at age 34 |
| 6 | Survived a risky adventure but gained nothing. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Wanderer at age 38 |
| 7 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Worker at age 42 |
| 8 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 46 |
| 9 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 50 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Accused of a crime |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |