| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Dilettante at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Wastrel |
| 1 | Inherit a gift from a rich relative. |
| 2 | Continued as Dilettante at age 22 |
| 2 | Join a successful conspiracy of nobles. |
| 3 | Continued as Dilettante at age 26 |
| 3 | Good fortune |
| 3 | Forced to muster out. |
| 4 | Became a Worker at age 30 |
| 4 | Your business expands, your corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Worker |
| 5 | Became a Wanderer 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 Pirate at age 38 |
| 6 | Is now a Lackey |
| 6 | Arrested |
| 7 | Became a Fixer at age 42 |
| 7 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 8 | Continued as Fixer at age 46 |
| 8 | Disgraced. Word of your criminal past reaches your homeworld. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Switched to Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Parole hearing. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Thug at age 54 |
| 10 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 11 | Returned to Fixer at age 58 |
| 11 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Returned to Inmate at age 62 |
| 12 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Returned to Thug at age 66 |
| 13 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |