| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scavenger at age 18 |
| 1 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 2 | Became a Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Private |
| 2 | Unit is slaughtered in a disastrous battle, for which you blame your commander. Gain commander as Enemy. |
| 3 | Became a Star Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Marine |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 3 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Star Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
| 4 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Corporal |
| 5 | Continued as Star Marine at age 34 |
| 5 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
| 5 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
| 6 | Continued as Star Marine at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 6 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 4 |
| 6 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 7 | Continued as Star Marine at age 42 |
| 7 | Trapped behind enemy lines. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 9 | Continued as Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Scout |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 10 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Courier at age 58 |
| 11 | You survey an alien world. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Courier at age 62 |
| 12 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 12 | Forced to muster out. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Good fortune |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Amnesia. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |