Welcome to The West Pacific!
Despite our reputation we actually do have a lot of fun around here.
Please take a look at the Survival Guide. Although you speak like someone who has played before, there is a lot of West Pacific info in there.
Also take the time to join our Discord server. There is a lot of action up there and you can easily get into good conversations with both region-mates and others. We are also running 5 D&D games on Discord if that is your thing.
Enjoy, have fun, and participate!