| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scientist at age 18 |
| 1 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 1 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scientist at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 | Continued as Scientist at age 26 |
| 3 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 3 | Forced to muster out. |
| 4 | Became a Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 5 | Forced to muster out. |
| 6 | Became a Performer at age 38 |
| 6 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 7 | Became a Worker at age 42 |
| 7 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Worker at age 46 |
| 8 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Is now a Technician |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Worker at age 50 |
| 9 | Political upheaval strikes your homeworld, and you are caught up in the revolution. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Worker at age 54 |
| 10 | Spent time maintaining and using heavy vehicles. |
| 10 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 11 | Is now a Craftsman |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Worker at age 62 |
| 12 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |