| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 1 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 1 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 1 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 1 | Is now a Captain |
| 2 | Continued as Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow soldier. Gain that officer as a Rival. |
| 3 | Became a Performer at age 26 |
| 3 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 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 | Invited to take part in a controversial event or exhibition that injures your social standing. |
| 6 | Continued as Performer at age 38 |
| 6 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 7 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Surveyor at age 46 |
| 8 | 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. |
| 8 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Scout |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Surveyor |
| 9 | Became a Free Trader 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 Explorer at age 54 |
| 10 | Moved to a new world. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Explorer at age 58 |
| 11 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Good fortune |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |