| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Gained a contact. |
| 1 | Attempt at commissioned failed. |
| 2 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 22 |
| 2 | Assigned to an assault on an enemy fortress. |
| 2 | Promoted to Ground Assault rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Ground Assault at age 26 |
| 3 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Scientist at age 30 |
| 4 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 5 | Continued as Scientist at age 34 |
| 5 | Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts you from your work. |
| 6 | Continued as Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 7 | Continued as Scientist at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 8 | Became a Barbarian at age 46 |
| 8 | Severely injured. Owe 3,750 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Switched to Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | Drafted into Marine |
| 10 | Returned to Ground Assault at age 54 |
| 10 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow soldier. Gain that officer as a Rival. |
| 11 | Became a Surveyor at age 58 |
| 11 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 11 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 11 | Gain 3 Contacts. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Is now a Scout |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Surveyor at age 62 |
| 12 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 12 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Surveyor at age 66 |
| 13 | Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 13 | Forced to muster out. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Victim of a crime |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |