ffutures | Hipps that pass in the night

And so that there's something to do with hipps, here's an adventure outline:

Adventure Idea: The Last Round-Up
All of the hipps used around Hydropole come from a single herd. After several decades of domestication the colonists start to notice that they are no longer thriving; their endurance and speed is deteriorating, and they seem to suffer more illnesses. The natives claim that the herd is too small, and is becoming too inbred; unless new blood is introduced things will only get worst, and the herd will be headed for the last round-up. Needless to say the Nympus don’t use that exact phrase, but that’s what they mean.

Adventurers with suitable skills such as Scientist (zoologist), Doctor (veterinary surgeon), Riding, etc. should be recruited for a mission to save the herd – they’re to take the best hipps and ride North, find wild herds, capture the best animals, and bring them back to Hydropole. Just to complicate things, National Geographic happens to have a camera crew on Ganymede, and wants to film the expedition; Blasters and Ammo wants the adventurers to field-test some new weapons designed for Ganymede’s conditions; and the local Ford dealership plans to launch a rival expedition by truck to prove that hipps are no longer needed. And needless to say there are going to be problems with the tide, dangerous animals, etc. etc.