| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | Arrested |
| 2 | Became a Thug at age 22 |
| 2 | Parole hearing. |
| 3 | Switched to Inmate at age 26 |
| 3 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 4 | Switched to Fixer at age 30 |
| 4 | Assigned to difficult or backbreaking labour. |
| 5 | Returned to Inmate at age 34 |
| 5 | Make friends with another inmate; gain them as a Contact. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Paroled from prison. |
| 6 | Became a Line/Crew at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 6 | Commissioned in Navy/Line/Crew |
| 6 | Is now a Ensign |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 7 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 7 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner officer rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Sublieutenant |
| 8 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
| 8 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Broker at age 50 |
| 9 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 9 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 10 | Switched to Flight at age 54 |
| 10 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Victim of a crime |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |