Definitely not a dumb or silly question! I'm sorry it took me forever to respond, but Charlie's answer is perfect! Something that helped me a lot when I started learning how to code in twine was this post (which is all about setting stats): https://idrellegames.tumblr.com/post/665163387870822400/hi-so-im-learning-twinesugarcube-and-ive-been
Hope that helps and let me know if you still have any trouble!