| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Entered Army Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Contacted by an underground psionic group |
| 1 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 3 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 3 | Vessel participates in a notable military engagement. |
| 3 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 3 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 4 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 4 | Severely injured. |
| 4 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 5 | Became a Wanderer at age 30 |
| 5 | Find valuable salvage. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Wanderer at age 34 |
| 6 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Wanderer at age 38 |
| 7 | Amnesia. |
| 8 | Continued as Wanderer at age 42 |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 9 | Continued as Wanderer at age 46 |
| 9 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 10 | Became a Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 10 | Win a prestigious prize for your work. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 11 | An expedition or voyage goes wrong, leaving you stranded in the wilderness. |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |