| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 3 | Became a Performer at age 26 |
| 3 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 4 | Became a Barbarian at age 30 |
| 4 | Victim of a crime |
| 5 | Continued as Barbarian at age 34 |
| 5 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Switched to Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Attempted a risky adventure and was sent to prison. |
| 7 | Became a Thug at age 42 |
| 7 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 8 | Continued as Thug at age 46 |
| 8 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 9 | Switched to Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Special Duty. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Returned to Thug at age 54 |
| 10 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Fixer at age 58 |
| 11 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Inmate at age 62 |
| 12 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Inmate at age 66 |
| 13 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |