How do you stat up your NPCs?

I've recently been down a bit of a mental rabbit-hole after reading the Old School Companion Volume 1, it's got me thinking about NPC classes and their utility in D&D so, in this episode I'm asking, how do you stat up your NPCs?Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com