Term | History |
1 | Became a Line/Crew at age 18 |
1 | Is now a Crewman |
1 | Special assignment or duty on board ship. |
1 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
1 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
2 | Continued as Line/Crew at age 22 |
2 | Moved to a new world. |
2 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 2 |
2 | Is now a Petty Officer, 3rd class |
3 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
3 | Became a Star Marine at age 26 |
3 | Is now a Marine |
3 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
3 | Forced to continue current assignment |
3 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 1 |
3 | Is now a Lance Corporal |
4 | Continued as Star Marine at age 30 |
4 | Assigned to a black ops mission. |
4 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 2 |
4 | Is now a Corporal |
5 | Continued as Star Marine at age 34 |
5 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
5 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
5 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 3 |
5 | Is now a Lance Sergeant |
6 | Continued as Star Marine at age 38 |
6 | Moved to a new world. |
6 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 4 |
6 | Is now a Sergeant |
7 | Continued as Star Marine at age 42 |
7 | A mission goes disastrously wrong due to your commander’s error or incompetence, but you survive. |
7 | Report commander and gain an Enemy. |
7 | Promoted to Star Marine rank 5 |
7 | Is now a Gunnery Sergeant |
8 | Voluntarily left Star Marine |
8 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 46 |
8 | Abuse your position for profit |
8 | Promoted to Engineer/Gunner rank 3 |
8 | Is now a Petty Officer, 2nd class |
9 | Continued as Engineer/Gunner at age 50 |
9 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
10 | Became a Surveyor at age 54 |
10 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
11 | Became a Journalist at age 58 |
11 | Refused to criticise a questionable political leader on your homeworld. |
11 | Forced to continue current assignment |
11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
11 | Is now a Freelancer |
12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
12 | Continued as Journalist at age 62 |
12 | Expose or are involved in a scandal of some sort. |
13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |