| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 1 | Gain an Enemy |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 22 |
| 2 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 2 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Entered Army Academy at age 26 |
| 3 | Join a social movement. |
| 3 | Graduated at age 26. |
| 4 | Became a Cavalry at age 26 |
| 4 | Is now a Private |
| 4 | Surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, you hold out until relief arrives. |
| 4 | Commissioned in Army/Cavalry |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Cavalry |
| 5 | Became a Scavenger at age 30 |
| 5 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 34 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 11,250 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Became a Corporate at age 38 |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Corporate at age 42 |
| 8 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 8 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Corporate at age 46 |
| 9 | A revolution, attack or other unusual event throws your life into chaos, forcing you to leave the planet. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 50 |
| 10 | Good fortune |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |