| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Courier at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 2 | Became a Dilettante at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Wastrel |
| 2 | Your reign is acclaimed by all as being fair and wise – or in the case of a dilettante, you sponge off your family’s wealth a while longer. Gain either a jealous relative or an unhappy subject as an Enemy. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Dilettante |
| 3 | Returned to Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | You survey an alien world. |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 5 | Switched to Explorer at age 34 |
| 5 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Scout |
| 6 | Continued as Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 8 | Continued as Explorer at age 46 |
| 8 | You survey an alien world. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 9 | Continued as Explorer at age 50 |
| 9 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 9 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 10 | Became a Colonist at age 54 |
| 10 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Colonist at age 58 |
| 11 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |