| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Gained a contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Courier at age 42 |
| 7 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Scout |
| 8 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 8 | Gain 5 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 8 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 9 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 10 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 58 |
| 11 | 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. |
| 11 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 11 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Courier |
| 12 | Became a Journalist at age 62 |
| 12 | Works is especially well received and popular, making you a minor celebrity |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 13 | Continued as Journalist at age 66 |
| 13 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 14 | Became a Infantry at age 70 |
| 14 | Is now a Private |
| 14 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 14 | Commissioned in Army/Infantry |
| 14 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 14 | Promoted to Infantry officer rank 2 |
| 14 | Is now a Captain |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |