| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
| 2 | Became a Journalist at age 22 |
| 2 | Severely injured. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Entered Army Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | A prank goes horribly wrong. |
| 3 | Gain a Rival. |
| 3 | Graduated with honors at age 26. |
| 4 | Became a Infantry at age 26 |
| 4 | Is now a Private |
| 4 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 4 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 4 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Captain |
| 5 | Continued as Infantry at age 30 |
| 5 | Display heroism in battle. |
| 5 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Major |
| 6 | Continued as Infantry at age 34 |
| 6 | Display heroism in battle. |
| 6 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 4 |
| 6 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 7 | Continued as Infantry at age 38 |
| 7 | Assigned to an urbanised planet torn by war. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Switched to Free Trader at age 42 |
| 8 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 9 | Continued as Free Trader at age 46 |
| 9 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 9 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 10 | Became a Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 10 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Good fortune |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |