| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Thief at age 18 |
| 1 | Involved in a gambling ring. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Thief at age 22 |
| 2 | Arrested and charged. |
| 2 | Hired a lawyer to beat the charges. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Voluntarily left Thief |
| 3 | Became a Flight at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Crewman |
| 3 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Worker at age 30 |
| 4 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Worker at age 34 |
| 5 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 6 | Continued as Worker at age 38 |
| 6 | You rise to a position of power in your colony or corporation. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Is now a Technician |
| 7 | Continued as Worker at age 42 |
| 7 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 8 | Continued as Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | Contact with Government. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Broker at age 50 |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Voluntarily left Broker |
| 10 | Became a Surveyor at age 54 |
| 10 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 11 | Continued as Surveyor at age 58 |
| 11 | Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Scout |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Surveyor at age 62 |
| 12 | You survey an alien world. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Voluntarily left Surveyor |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Gained a contact. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |