| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
| 2 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 3 | Became a Line/Crew at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Crewman |
| 3 | Good fortune |
| 3 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 4 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 4 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
| 4 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
| 5 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 34 |
| 5 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 5 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 3 |
| 5 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 6 | Became a Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 9 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Became a Journalist at age 54 |
| 10 | An investigation, tour, project or expedition goes wrong, stranding you far from home. |
| 11 | Became a Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 12 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 62 |
| 12 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 12 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 4 |
| 12 | Is now a Petty Officer, 1st class |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |