| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Performer at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Performer at age 22 |
| 2 | Works is especially well received and popular, making you a minor celebrity |
| 3 | Continued as Performer at age 26 |
| 3 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Performer at age 30 |
| 4 | Invited to take part in a controversial event or exhibition that improves your social standing. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 5 | Continued as Performer at age 34 |
| 5 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 6 | Continued as Performer at age 38 |
| 6 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 6 | Is now a Famous Performer |
| 7 | Continued as Performer at age 42 |
| 7 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 8 | Continued as Performer at age 46 |
| 8 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 8 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 7 |
| 9 | Continued as Performer at age 50 |
| 9 | Contact with Government. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Became a Corporate at age 54 |
| 10 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 10 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Continued as Corporate at age 58 |
| 11 | You befriend a superior in the corporation or the colony. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Is now a Manager |
| 12 | Continued as Corporate at age 62 |
| 12 | Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs you your job. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |