| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Artist at age 18 |
| 1 | Good fortune |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Artist at age 22 |
| 2 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Artist at age 26 |
| 3 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Artist at age 30 |
| 4 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 5 | Continued as Artist at age 34 |
| 5 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 5 | Is now a Famous Artist |
| 6 | Continued as Artist at age 38 |
| 6 | Go on a tour of the sector, visiting several worlds. Gain 3 Contacts. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 7 | Continued as Artist at age 42 |
| 7 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 8 | Became a Colonist at age 46 |
| 8 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Colonist at age 50 |
| 9 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Is now a Settler |
| 10 | Continued as Colonist at age 54 |
| 10 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 11 | Continued as Colonist at age 58 |
| 11 | Victim of a crime |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 11 | Is now a Explorer |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Colonist at age 62 |
| 12 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 12 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Colonist at age 66 |
| 13 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 13 | Forced to muster out. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |