Odysseus can lay a claim to being Nobody, but even that was a trick.

There are wild game preserves, but game jellies have thus far proved more elusive.

I like the idea of events on nearby planes affecting Orden, requiring a quest to solve a major problem there in order to prevent it making things worse in Orden, too.

I'd be really interested to read that post!

Alternatively, find the right subset of people to share it with!

Interesting dilemma indeed. That demonstrates such a different way of thinking about RPGs (not in what I see as a healthy way), and not one I've encountered myself!

And while some folks love character creation, others find it a chore so coming in with a choice of archetypal pregens helps.
One friend who seems to learn systems by making characters, so I wouldn't want to take that from him. He's offered them to other folks in games he hasn't even played before!

I've tried to address one of the concerns (getting stuck committing to a system they discover they don't like) by specifying a short duration, something like 3 sessions, where it's long enough to get used to the game but short enough not to worry about it.

Yeah, the printing method is the reason for using the term to describe this type of design.

I've seen this described as "lenticular" by Mark Rosewater, using the example of Magic: the Gathering cards that are complex to advanced players but look simpler to beginners. magic.wizards.com/en/news/maki...

My favorite musical!

Building a tone shift partway through an encounter to both keep the pressure on and re-engage players with new ways to interact (more transformative than abilities featuring with the "bloodied" condition), was particularly useful. I saw how it could accomplish multiple goals simultaneously.

I really liked the Worldbreakers! I think that trying them out and giving feedback was my first foray into playtesting. Reading about the reasons for how the worldbreakers were designed informed how I adjusted and ran combat from then onward.