| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 2 | Injured |
| 2 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | A mission goes wrong; you and several others are captured and mistreated by the enemy. Gain your jailer as an Enemy. |
| 4 | Switched to Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Good fortune |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Explorer at age 34 |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 | Became a Flight at age 42 |
| 7 | Is now a Crewman |
| 7 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 7 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 8 | Continued as Flight at age 46 |
| 8 | Scarred. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Returned to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 10 | Became a Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 11 | Returned to Flight at age 58 |
| 11 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |