| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Law Enforcement at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Rookie |
| 1 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Merchant Marine at age 22 |
| 2 | Is now a Crewman |
| 2 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Is now a Senior Crewman |
| 3 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 26 |
| 3 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Is now a 4th Officer |
| 4 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 30 |
| 4 | Your ship or starport is destroyed by criminals. Gain them as an Enemy. |
| 5 | Became a Thief at age 34 |
| 5 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 6 | Became a Wanderer at age 38 |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Wanderer at age 42 |
| 7 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 8 | Became a Scientist at age 46 |
| 8 | Moved to a new world. |
| 9 | Continued as Scientist at age 50 |
| 9 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 9 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Scientist at age 54 |
| 10 | Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 10 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 10 | Gain an Enemy |
| 11 | Continued as Scientist at age 58 |
| 11 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 11 | Forced to muster out. |
| 12 | Became a Engineer/Gunner at age 62 |
| 12 | Is now a Crewman |
| 12 | You join a gambling circle on board. |
| 12 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 1 |
| 12 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |