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I'm very impressed by the Mothership 1E GM book. While a lot of GM books are full of supplementary procedures (like D&D games) or just lore books (glares at the Delta Green Handler's Guide), the WOM is actually about how to be a good GM: how to design adventures, work with your players, build tension, use themes, etc...

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[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You'd just need to read it cover to cover. Everything you've mentioned is in the book, but I just highlighted a section that I thought was nice and a good example of the layout. The bulk of the book is about designing sci-fi horror adventures, and this is around the half-way mark about implementing prep and running sessions (and then the back half of the book is about tying multiple sessions into campaigns).