| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Intelligence at age 18 |
| 1 | Severely injured. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Colonist at age 22 |
| 2 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 3 | Became a Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 30 |
| 4 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 34 |
| 5 | 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. |
| 5 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 5 | Gain an Enemy |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 6 | Became a Pirate at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Lackey |
| 6 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Is now a Henchman |
| 7 | Continued as Pirate at age 42 |
| 7 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Corporal |
| 8 | Continued as Pirate at age 46 |
| 8 | Involved in a gambling ring. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Is now a Sergeant |
| 9 | Continued as Pirate at age 50 |
| 9 | Refuse to backstab a fellow rogue for personal gain. Gain an Ally |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Crewman |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 10 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Voluntarily left Engineer/Gunner |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | Good fortune |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Gained a contact. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |