| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Continued as Surveyor at age 22 |
| 2 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 2 | Gain 1 Contacts. Gain 2 Enemies. |
| 3 | Continued as Surveyor at age 26 |
| 3 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Wanderer at age 34 |
| 5 | Nearly killed. Owe 17,500 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Became a Army Support at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Private |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field |
| 6 | Commissioned in Army/Army Support |
| 6 | Is now a Lieutenant |
| 6 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Captain |
| 7 | Continued as Army Support at age 42 |
| 7 | Given a special assignment or duty in your unit. |
| 8 | Continued as Army Support at age 46 |
| 8 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 8 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 3 |
| 8 | Is now a Major |
| 9 | Continued as Army Support at age 50 |
| 9 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 9 | Promoted to Army Support officer rank 4 |
| 9 | Is now a Lieutenant Colonel |
| 10 | Continued as Army Support at age 54 |
| 10 | Moved to a new world. |
| 11 | Continued as Army Support at age 58 |
| 11 | Thrown into a brutal ground war |
| 11 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Good fortune |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Moved to a new world. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |