| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | Severely injured. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 2 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 22 |
| 2 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 3 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Rookie |
| 3 | Given specialist training in vehicles. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Corporal |
| 4 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 30 |
| 4 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 5 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 34 |
| 5 | Established a network of contacts. Gain 1 contacts. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Detective |
| 6 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 38 |
| 6 | Given specialist training in vehicles. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 6 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 7 | Continued as Law Enforcement at age 42 |
| 7 | Go undercover to investigate an enemy. |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | You are rewarded for your diligence or cunning. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Is now a Technician |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Worker |
| 11 | Became a Free Trader at age 58 |
| 11 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 11 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |