| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Thief at age 18 |
| 1 | Arrested |
| 2 | Became a Fixer at age 22 |
| 2 | Vocational Training. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Paroled from prison. |
| 3 | Became a Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 | Continued as Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | A disaster or war strikes. |
| 4 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 4 | The planetary government interferes with your research for political or religious reasons. You continue working openly and gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | 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. |
| 6 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 6 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 | Forced to muster out. |
| 8 | Became a Corporate at age 46 |
| 8 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Corporate at age 50 |
| 9 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | Victim of a crime |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |