| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Infantry at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Private |
| 1 | Unit is slaughtered in a disastrous battle, for which you blame your commander. Gain commander as Enemy. |
| 2 | Became a Journalist at age 22 |
| 2 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 3 | Became a Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 5 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Crewman |
| 5 | During a battle, defeat or victory depends on your actions. The ship suffers severe damage and you are blamed for the disaster. You are court - martialled and discharged. |
| 6 | Switched to Flight at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 6 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 7 | Continued as Flight at age 42 |
| 7 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 7 | Gain a contact. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Wanderer at age 46 |
| 8 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 9 | Switched to Barbarian at age 50 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Barbarian at age 54 |
| 10 | Contact with Government. |
| 11 | Continued as Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Survived a risky adventure but gained nothing. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Barbarian at age 62 |
| 12 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |