Hi Joe,
You’re right that this is a private world. It all depends on the world and situation-I’m not aware of a specific world for new players to get their feet wet. My advice to new players is to explore a lot but try not to be too active (as difficult as that is). Ask a ton of questions, do a lot of research into what ratings make a good player in the game etc. Everyone has been new at one point or another-I know my first season I made a bunch of poor moves.
Greg