| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Barbarian at age 18 |
| 1 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 2 | Continued as Barbarian at age 22 |
| 2 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 3 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Rookie |
| 3 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 4 | Gain a contact. |
| 5 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 6 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 38 |
| 6 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 7 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 42 |
| 7 | During a battle, defeat or victory depends on your actions. The ship suffers severe damage and you are blamed for the disaster. You are court - martialled and discharged. |
| 8 | Became a Explorer at age 46 |
| 8 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 9 | Continued as Explorer at age 50 |
| 9 | Scarred. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Severely injured. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |