Not a silly question.

When my dom/hubby and I started playing games, our simple tools were a blindfold, a feather, gentle commands and lots of praise.

The act of letting someone else blindfold you is a huge act of trust.
More so, if that person, like me, has had to deal with violence, attempted rape, etc.

It's fun to want to jump right in, but I recommend slow with lots of anticipation and communication. If my man started out with a contract and a how to list of "here honey just check off the things you think you'd like me to do to you", I think I would have run away. Even after many, many years of play, my safewords are still, "No, stop, enough!" No kidding. Cause for me, no means no. Period.

I also recommend discussing fantasies, turn ons, finding out what your partner likes and doesn't. Sometimes just talking about it can lead to fun experiments. It's also important to find out if they want to keep the fantasy only a fantasy.

I wouldn't have wanted my first experience to be any other way. Soft and gentle, then hot and sizzling!