| Term | History |
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| 1 | Became a Colonist at age 18 |
| 1 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 2 | Became a Pirate at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Lackey |
| 2 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Performer at age 26 |
| 3 | Gained a contact. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Performer at age 30 |
| 4 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Performer at age 34 |
| 5 | Good fortune |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Continued as Performer at age 38 |
| 6 | Works is especially well received and popular, making you a minor celebrity |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Performer |
| 7 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 8 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
| 8 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 9 | Became a Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | Drafted into Army |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Became a Cavalry at age 58 |
| 11 | Is now a Private |
| 11 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 11 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Moved to a new world. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |