| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Pirate at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Lackey |
| 1 | You commit a legendary crime. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Henchman |
| 2 | Continued as Pirate at age 22 |
| 2 | A crime lord considers you his protégé. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 2 | Is now a Corporal |
| 3 | Continued as Pirate at age 26 |
| 3 | Arrested and charged. |
| 3 | Hired a lawyer to beat the charges. |
| 4 | Continued as Pirate at age 30 |
| 4 | A job goes wrong, forcing you to flee off-planet. |
| 5 | Became a Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 6 | Became a Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | 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. |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 15,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Gain an Enemy |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 10 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 54 |
| 10 | Agreed to perform research that goes against your conscience. Gain 3 Enemies. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 58 |
| 11 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You may salvage what you can and give up. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | Moved to a new world. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |