| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | Involved in a feud with a rival criminal organization. |
| 1 | Severely injured. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Henchman |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Pirate |
| 2 | Became a Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 2 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Scout |
| 3 | Continued as Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | Gained a contact. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Explorer at age 34 |
| 5 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 6 | Became a Barbarian at age 38 |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Barbarian at age 42 |
| 7 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 8 | Became a Artist at age 46 |
| 8 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 9 | Switched to Surveyor at age 50 |
| 9 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 10 | Switched to Scavenger at age 54 |
| 10 | Nearly killed. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Became a Corporate at age 58 |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Corporate at age 62 |
| 12 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |