| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | 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. |
| 1 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 1 | Gain an Enemy |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 22 |
| 2 | Accused of a crime |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Became a Fixer at age 26 |
| 3 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 4 | Switched to Inmate at age 30 |
| 4 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 5 | Returned to Fixer at age 34 |
| 5 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 6 | Continued as Fixer at age 38 |
| 6 | Scarred. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Continued as Fixer at age 42 |
| 7 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 8 | Switched to Thug at age 46 |
| 8 | A riot engulfs the prison. |
| 8 | Severely injured. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Returned to Fixer at age 50 |
| 9 | Defeated a prison gang. Gain an Enemy. |
| 10 | Returned to Inmate at age 54 |
| 10 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 11 | Continued as Inmate at age 58 |
| 11 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Thug at age 62 |
| 12 | Nearly killed. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Fixer at age 66 |
| 13 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Returned to Thug at age 70 |
| 14 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |