| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Explorer at age 18 |
| 1 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 2 | Became a Infantry at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Private |
| 2 | Sent to a very unpleasant region (jungle, swamp, desert, icecap, urban) to battle against guerrilla fighters and rebels. Discharged because of stress, injury or because the government wishes to bury the whole incident. |
| 2 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 3 | Returned to Explorer at age 26 |
| 3 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 4 | Became a Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 5 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 6 | Became a Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 8 | Continued as Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | 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. |
| 9 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 9 | Gain an Enemy |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Returned to Line/Crew at age 54 |
| 10 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |