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If yes, I would probably see if I can get some other players to join the game, as that is a key part of the whole experience.

It doesn't have to be a key part of it. One-on-one roleplaying can be amazingly fun for beginners and veterans alike.

Agreed, and I have run many single player sessions in the past, but the group dynamic is part of the social aspect of most roleplaying games and it would be a shame if she didn't get to experience the full spectrum of the role play experience.

It depends on the type of game you want to play. Forbidden Lands is not really made for a skill use heavy type of game; its aesthetic is old school hex crawling the wilderness & combat. You could certainly set a game in a city or town where your wife plays a character like a Rogue and gets into all kinds of adventures; but again the limited amount of skills and their use in the game will start to drag. As combat is deadly and she is just 1 PC you won't be able to do much of that either; even a run in with the town guard will be extremely risky if you let the dice fall where they may.

You certainly CAN do it, but other games will do it better; I recommend The Dark Eye RPG (fifth edition), or even D&D 5e (this allows for more robust characters if you start her out at a higher level), or even Pathfinder.

Sorry Tom,

At the end of the day change any rule that makes it more fun for both GM and player, and have fun.

Personally I would keep successes to a six only as that keeps the tension at the table but I would totally give her some starting xp to spend on talents or skills to even the odds and some extra coin for better starting gear.