| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Colonist at age 18 |
| 1 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Colonist at age 22 |
| 2 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 3 | Became a Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | 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. |
| 3 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 3 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Scout |
| 4 | Continued as Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 5 | Continued as Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Continued as Surveyor at age 38 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 6 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 7 | Continued as Surveyor at age 42 |
| 7 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 7 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Ground Assault at age 46 |
| 8 | Is now a Marine |
| 8 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 9 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 50 |
| 9 | Assigned to the security staff of a space station. |
| 9 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 2 |
| 9 | Is now a Corporal |
| 10 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 54 |
| 10 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Became a Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | Drafted into Marine |
| 12 | Switched to Star Marine at age 62 |
| 12 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |