| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Wanderer at age 18 |
| 1 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Entered Naval Academy at age 22 |
| 2 | Widely recognized. |
| 2 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 3 | Continued as Wanderer at age 22 |
| 3 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 3 | Forced to muster out. |
| 4 | Became a Marine Support at age 26 |
| 4 | Is now a Marine |
| 4 | Commanding officer takes an interest in your career. |
| 4 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 5 | Continued as Marine Support at age 30 |
| 5 | A mission goes wrong and you are stranded behind enemy lines. Ejected from the service. |
| 6 | Became a Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 6 | Is now a Crewman |
| 6 | Good fortune |
| 7 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 38 |
| 7 | You foil an attempted crime on board, such as mutiny, sabotage, smuggling or conspiracy. Gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 7 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 8 | Switched to Flight at age 42 |
| 8 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 9 | Became a Thief at age 46 |
| 9 | A job goes wrong, forcing you to flee off-planet. |
| 10 | Became a Colonist at age 50 |
| 10 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 12,500 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 54 |
| 11 | Accused of a crime |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Moved to a new world. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |