| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 2 | Continued as Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 2 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Scout |
| 3 | Continued as Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 4 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Explorer at age 34 |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 6 | Became a Broker at age 38 |
| 6 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Broker at age 42 |
| 7 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Continued as Broker at age 46 |
| 8 | A series of bad deals and decisions force you into bankruptcy. You salvage what you can. |
| 9 | Became a Pirate at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Lackey |
| 9 | Arrested |
| 10 | Became a Fixer at age 54 |
| 10 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Thug at age 58 |
| 11 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Switched to Inmate at age 62 |
| 12 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Inmate at age 66 |
| 13 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Inmate at age 70 |
| 14 | The warden takes an interest in your case. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |