| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to bargain with them but fail and the ship is destroyed. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Became a Colonist at age 26 |
| 3 | Co-operate with investigation by the planetary authorities. The business or colony is shut down. |
| 4 | Became a Performer at age 30 |
| 4 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 5 | Became a Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 6 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 8 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 8 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Continued as Physician at age 50 |
| 9 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Thief at age 54 |
| 10 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Thief at age 58 |
| 11 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Switched to Corporate at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Corporate at age 66 |
| 13 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Is now a Manager |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Continued as Corporate at age 70 |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Continued as Corporate at age 74 |
| 15 | Refused to co-operate with investigation by the planetary authorities. Gain an Ally |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |