| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Field Researcher at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 2 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 22 |
| 2 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 3 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Scarred. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Rookie |
| 5 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 3 contacts. |
| 6 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Corporal |
| 7 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 42 |
| 7 | Your work ends up coming home with you, and someone gets hurt. Contact or ally takes the worst of 2 injury rolls. |
| 8 | Became a Corporate at age 46 |
| 8 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 9 | Became a Flight at age 50 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Victim of a crime |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |