Hey guys forgive me if there is a post that already addresses this..

I am GMing a Dresden Files RPG and I am new to tabletop RPGs as a whole. I got my group through city creation and character creation. We fleshed out some characters and plot ideas and then I put a spin on them to make them a little bit of a surprise for the players...

For my campaign I ended up having about 18 NPCs. Typically do you stat out all of your NPCs? Also, I am trying to get a good grasp on how to run conflicts.. Should I generate a bank of NPCs for the purpose of conflicts or do you typically do this on the fly. Character generation for NPCs has been sort of a worry of mine, I keep worrying about the characters coming across an NPC and not having them developed in full.

I set out to build 18 NPCs and their character sheets and it has been pretty exhausting.

Aside from the above question.. Does anyone have any good tips for a new GM?

Thanks for the help!