| Term | History |
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 1 | Graduated at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 2 | Commissioned in Marine/Ground Assault |
| 2 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Captain |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 3 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 3 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 3 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Force Commander |
| 4 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 4 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 4 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 4 |
| 4 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Ground Assault |
| 5 | Became a Physician at age 30 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 6 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 7 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Explorer at age 42 |
| 8 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 9 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 9 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Became a Performer at age 50 |
| 10 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Performer at age 54 |
| 11 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Continued as Performer at age 58 |
| 12 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 12 | Forced to muster out. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 62 |
| 13 | Victim of a crime |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |