| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 2 | Became a Scavenger 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 Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 3 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 3 | Gain an Enemy |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | Go on a tour of the sector, visiting several worlds. Gain 1 Contacts. |
| 9 | Continued as Performer at age 50 |
| 9 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Performer at age 54 |
| 10 | Criticised a questionable political leader on your homeworld, causing his downfall. Gain an Enemy |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Performer at age 58 |
| 11 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Performer at age 62 |
| 12 | Nearly killed. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Victim of a crime |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |