| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 2 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 2 | Became a Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Marine |
| 2 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Administrator at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Assistant |
| 3 | A family scandal forces you out of your position. |
| 4 | Switched to Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | You discover a world, item or information of worth to the Imperium. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Explorer at age 34 |
| 5 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 6 | Continued as Explorer at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Explorer at age 42 |
| 7 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Good fortune |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |