| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 3 | Continued as Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 3 | Forced to muster out. |
| 4 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Rookie |
| 4 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 2 contacts. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Corporal |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Law Enforcement |
| 5 | Became a Pirate at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Lackey |
| 5 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Henchman |
| 6 | Continued as Pirate at age 38 |
| 6 | Moved to a new world. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Corporal |
| 7 | Continued as Pirate at age 42 |
| 7 | A police detective or rival criminal forces you to flee and vows to hunt you down. Gain an Enemy. |
| 8 | Switched to Thief at age 46 |
| 8 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Thief at age 50 |
| 9 | Severely injured. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Thief at age 54 |
| 10 | A police detective or rival criminal forces you to flee and vows to hunt you down. Gain an Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Good fortune |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Gained a contact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |