| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 1 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Free Trader at age 26 |
| 3 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 4 | Became a Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Good fortune |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Became a Corporate at age 58 |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Corporate at age 62 |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Is now a Manager |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Corporate at age 66 |
| 13 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |