| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scavenger at age 18 |
| 1 | Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 1 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 2 | Continued as Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Attacked by enemies that you easily defeat. |
| 2 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Scavenger at age 26 |
| 3 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 3 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Scavenger at age 30 |
| 4 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Gained a contact. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | 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. |
| 8 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 8 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Line/Crew at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 10 | Switched to Flight at age 54 |
| 10 | You are falsed accused for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Gain the officer who blamed you as an Enemy. |
| 11 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 58 |
| 11 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Commissioned in Navy/Engineer/Gunner |
| 11 | Is now a Ensign |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |