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My players agonize over choosing to push a roll because they know I'll bring the pain if they fail.

Try playing the game before diving into deep analysis about why you think it's bad. It works great in practice at my table.

You have players that want to read Lovecraft? Great. Recommend your favorite stories. How is this a problem?

I wasn't going to get this until I saw that HPLHS was doing a prop set for it. Their stuff is amazing and makes all the difference. I'll be converting all of these to 7th edition.

I've never played RuneQuest but would like to learn how to play before introducing it to my group. I see there is a SoloQuest book for an older edition available? How hard would it be to convert that for use while learning the game?

This is, in my opinion, the best game for just one player. I generally don't change anything. If the adventure is particularly brutal for one, let them use Pulp rules.

Watched a few episodes. This show is great.

Getting the starter set out there ASAP is a good idea.

Describe it differently each time.

I thought the same thing about the chase rules at first. But they play much better than they read. I don't miss the resistance table.

My group is experienced with D&D and Call of Cthulhu, but we've never played RuneQuest. Which of these two adventure books would be the better choice for players new to RuneQuest?

Hand them all 6 and let the players pick which ones they want to play.

Get Down Darker Trails.

Guns are pretty much point and click. Not much skill required.

Pretty much in the same boat here. I'm willing to give play by post a try.