| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 1 | Gain 4 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 2 | Became a Broker at age 22 |
| 2 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 2 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 3 | Became a Flight at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Crewman |
| 3 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 3 | Promoted to Flight rank 1 |
| 3 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 4 | Continued as Flight at age 30 |
| 4 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 5 | Became a Cavalry at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Private |
| 5 | Assigned to a planet with a hostile or wild environment. |
| 5 | Promoted to Cavalry rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
| 6 | Continued as Cavalry at age 38 |
| 6 | Unit is slaughtered in a disastrous battle, for which you blame your commander. Gain commander as Enemy. |
| 7 | Switched to Free Trader at age 42 |
| 7 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Continued as Free Trader at age 46 |
| 8 | Accused of a crime |
| 9 | Became a Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 10 | Continued as Inmate at age 54 |
| 10 | Hire a new lawyer. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Paroled from prison. |
| 11 | Became a Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Attacked by enemies that you easily defeat. |
| 11 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 12 | Voluntarily left Barbarian |
| 12 | Switched to Wanderer at age 62 |
| 12 | Attacked by enemies that you easily defeat. |
| 12 | Gain Enemy if you don't already have one. |
| 13 | Continued as Wanderer at age 66 |
| 13 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |