| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Naval Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | A prank goes horribly wrong. |
| 1 | Gain an Enemy. |
| 1 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 4 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 4 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 5 | Became a Wanderer at age 30 |
| 5 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Became a Enforcer at age 34 |
| 6 | Arrested |
| 7 | Became a Fixer at age 38 |
| 7 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 8 | Continued as Fixer at age 42 |
| 8 | Assigned to difficult or backbreaking labour. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Switched to Inmate at age 46 |
| 9 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Returned to Fixer at age 50 |
| 10 | Beaten by a prison gang. |
| 10 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Thug at age 54 |
| 11 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Thug at age 58 |
| 12 | Vocational Training. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Thug at age 62 |
| 13 | Hire a new lawyer. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Thug at age 66 |
| 14 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Returned to Fixer at age 70 |
| 15 | Hire a new lawyer. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |