| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Performer at age 18 |
| 1 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 2 | Continued as Performer at age 22 |
| 2 | Good fortune |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Performer at age 26 |
| 3 | You are forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did you get too close to? |
| 4 | Switched to Journalist at age 30 |
| 4 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Freelancer |
| 5 | Continued as Journalist at age 34 |
| 5 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 6 | Became a Surveyor at age 38 |
| 6 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 7 | Returned to Journalist at age 42 |
| 7 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Is now a Staff Writer |
| 8 | Continued as Journalist at age 46 |
| 8 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 9 | Became a Thief at age 50 |
| 9 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Thief at age 54 |
| 10 | Involved in a gambling ring. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Thief at age 58 |
| 11 | Crime pays off. Gain victim as Enemy. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Thief at age 62 |
| 12 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 12 | Forced to muster out. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Retired at age 66 |
| 13 | Moved to a new world. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |