| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Performer at age 18 |
| 1 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Performer at age 22 |
| 2 | Amnesia. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Performer at age 26 |
| 3 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Performer at age 30 |
| 4 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 5 | Became a Colonist at age 34 |
| 5 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Colonist at age 38 |
| 6 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 7 | Continued as Colonist at age 42 |
| 7 | You rise to a position of power in your colony or corporation. |
| 7 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Settler |
| 8 | Continued as Colonist at age 46 |
| 8 | You gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 9 | Continued as Colonist at age 50 |
| 9 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 9 | Is now a Explorer |
| 10 | Continued as Colonist at age 54 |
| 10 | You rise to a position of power in your colony or corporation. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 11 | Continued as Colonist at age 58 |
| 11 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Switched to Journalist at age 62 |
| 12 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Journalist at age 66 |
| 13 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Journalist at age 70 |
| 14 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |