| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
| 2 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 3 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 26 |
| 3 | You are falsed accused for an accident that causes the death of several crew members. Gain the officer who blamed you as an Enemy. |
| 4 | Became a Explorer at age 30 |
| 4 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Switched to Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 6 | Became a Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Scavenger |
| 7 | Switched to Barbarian at age 42 |
| 7 | Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Barbarian |
| 8 | Switched to Flight at age 46 |
| 8 | Abuse your position for profit |
| 8 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 8 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 9 | Voluntarily left Flight |
| 9 | Switched to Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 10 | Returned to Flight at age 54 |
| 10 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 11 | Returned to Scavenger at age 58 |
| 11 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 12 | Returned to Barbarian at age 62 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Barbarian at age 66 |
| 13 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Moved to a new world. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |