| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Performer at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 2 | Continued as Performer at age 22 |
| 2 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Performer at age 26 |
| 3 | Invited to take part in a controversial event or exhibition that injures your social standing. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Performer at age 30 |
| 4 | Gained a contact. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Corporate at age 34 |
| 5 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Corporate at age 38 |
| 6 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 7 | Continued as Corporate at age 42 |
| 7 | A revolution, attack or other unusual event throws your life into chaos, forcing you to leave the planet. |
| 8 | Switched to Colonist at age 46 |
| 8 | A revolution, attack or other unusual event throws your life into chaos, forcing you to leave the planet. |
| 9 | Switched to Journalist at age 50 |
| 9 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 10 | Became a Wanderer at age 54 |
| 10 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 11 | Continued as Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Wanderer |
| 12 | Returned to Corporate at age 62 |
| 12 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |