| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Naval Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 2 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 4 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 5 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 5 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 6 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 7 | 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. |
| 7 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Journalist at age 46 |
| 9 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 9 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 10 | Continued as Journalist at age 50 |
| 10 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 11 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 54 |
| 11 | Is now a Crewman |
| 11 | Refuse to abuse your position for profit |
| 11 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 58 |
| 12 | Scarred. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 2 |
| 12 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 62 |
| 13 | Accused of a crime |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Became a Inmate at age 66 |
| 14 | Severely injured. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |