| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | Arrested and charged. |
| 1 | Failed to defend self. Gain an Enemy and go to prison. |
| 2 | Became a Thug at age 22 |
| 2 | Parole hearing. |
| 3 | Switched to Inmate at age 26 |
| 3 | Attacked by another prisoner. |
| 3 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Returned to Thug at age 30 |
| 4 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 5 | Returned to Inmate at age 34 |
| 5 | Make friends with another inmate; gain them as a Contact. |
| 6 | Continued as Inmate at age 38 |
| 6 | Make friends with another inmate; gain them as a Contact. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Switched to Fixer at age 42 |
| 7 | Assigned to difficult or backbreaking labour. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Paroled from prison. |
| 8 | Became a Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | Moved to a new world. |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Performer |
| 9 | Returned to Pirate at age 50 |
| 9 | A police detective or rival criminal forces you to flee and vows to hunt you down. Gain an Enemy. |
| 10 | Returned to Performer at age 54 |
| 10 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Performer at age 58 |
| 11 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Became a Scavenger at age 62 |
| 12 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 13 | Continued as Scavenger at age 66 |
| 13 | Nearly killed. Owe 17,500 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |