| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 2 | Became a Flight at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | Refuse to abuse your position for profit |
| 2 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Flight |
| 3 | Became a Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Contact with Government. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Cavalry at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Private |
| 5 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 5 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Switched to Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 6 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Scout |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Continued as Explorer at age 46 |
| 8 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 9 | Became a Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 10 | Switched to Barbarian at age 54 |
| 10 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |