| Term | History |
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | A prank goes horribly wrong. |
| 1 | Gain a Rival. |
| 1 | Graduated with honors at age 18. |
| 2 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Commissioned in Marine/Ground Assault |
| 2 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 2 | On the front lines of a planetary assault and occupation. |
| 2 | Promoted to Ground Assault officer rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Captain |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 3 | You are ordered to take part in a black ops mission that goes against your conscience. Gain the lone survivor as an Enemy. |
| 4 | Became a Barbarian at age 26 |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Barbarian |
| 5 | Switched to Wanderer at age 30 |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Wanderer at age 34 |
| 6 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Wanderer at age 38 |
| 7 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Continued as Wanderer at age 42 |
| 8 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Wanderer |
| 9 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 9 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 10 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Is now a Scout |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 11 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 12 | Became a Dilettante at age 58 |
| 12 | Is now a Wastrel |
| 12 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Forced to muster out. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 62 |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Accused of a crime |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |