| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 3 | Became a Free Trader at age 26 |
| 3 | Smuggle illegal items onto a planet. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Continued as Free Trader at age 30 |
| 4 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 5 | Continued as Free Trader at age 34 |
| 5 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Experienced Trader |
| 6 | Continued as Free Trader at age 38 |
| 6 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | 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. |
| 8 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 8 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Gain an Enemy |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 11 | Switched to Broker at age 58 |
| 11 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Broker at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Broker at age 66 |
| 13 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 13 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |