| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 4 | Became a Cavalry at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Private |
| 4 | Forced out after co-operating with military investigation in commanding officer's illegal activity. |
| 5 | Became a Artist at age 34 |
| 5 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 5 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Artist at age 38 |
| 6 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Artist at age 42 |
| 7 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 8 | Became a Surveyor at age 46 |
| 8 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 8 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 9 | Continued as Surveyor at age 50 |
| 9 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to run but caught and ship is destroyed. |
| 10 | Returned to Artist at age 54 |
| 10 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 11 | Continued as Artist at age 58 |
| 11 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Became a Wanderer at age 62 |
| 12 | Severely injured. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Became a Wild Talent at age 66 |
| 13 | Gift causes a former ally to turn on you and betray you. One Ally or Contact becomes an Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |