| Term | History |
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Study Science (Biology) as a hobby. |
| 1 | Graduated with honors at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Star Marine at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Commissioned in Marine/Star Marine |
| 2 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | Scarred. |
| 2 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Captain |
| 3 | Continued as Star Marine at age 22 |
| 3 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 3 | Promoted to Star Marine officer rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Star Marine |
| 4 | Became a Flight at age 26 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | During a battle, defeat or victory depends on your actions. You actions lead to an honorabe discharge. |
| 5 | Became a Courier at age 30 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 6 | Continued as Courier at age 34 |
| 6 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 7 | Gained a contact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Scout |
| 8 | Continued as Courier at age 42 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 8 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 9 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 9 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 10 | Voluntarily left Courier |
| 10 | Became a Barbarian at age 50 |
| 11 | Continued as Barbarian at age 54 |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Switched to Wanderer at age 58 |
| 12 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 62 |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |