| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Suffered a deep tragedy. |
| 1 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 2 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 3 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 22 |
| 3 | Is now a Rookie |
| 3 | Your work ends up coming home with you, and someone gets hurt. Contact or ally takes the worst of 2 injury rolls. |
| 4 | Became a Flight at age 26 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 4 | Commissioned in Navy/Flight |
| 4 | Is now a Ensign |
| 4 | Promoted to Flight officer rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Sublieutenant |
| 5 | Continued as Flight at age 30 |
| 5 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 6 | Switched to Courier at age 34 |
| 6 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 7 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 8 | Became a Wanderer at age 42 |
| 8 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 9 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
| 9 | Display heroism in battle, saving the whole ship. |
| 9 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner officer rank 3 |
| 9 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 10 | Retired at age 50 |
| 10 | Gained a contact. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Severely injured. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |