| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | 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. |
| 4 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 4 | Gain an Enemy |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | Your ship is damaged, and you have to hitch-hike your way back across the stars to the nearest scout base. |
| 5 | Gain 6 Contacts. Gain 1 Enemies. |
| 6 | Became a Corporate at age 38 |
| 6 | A revolution, attack or other unusual event throws your life into chaos, forcing you to leave the planet. |
| 7 | Returned to Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 8 | Became a Scavenger at age 46 |
| 8 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 9 | Switched to Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Switched to Worker at age 58 |
| 11 | Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 62 |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |