Well, make that five crashes - this thing has given me fits, but tonight it's moved up to a whole new level. The game is pretty much unplayable as it stands right now. Haven't done anything or loaded anything different since the last time I played a couple of nights ago. I even deleted all my excess saved games thinking that might help - nothing.
Maybe there is something wrong with my computer - but it just doesn't make any ****ing sense that the crash would occur during dialogue, a map and an inventory check.
That patch is supposedly out today - I assume that probably means later in the day. So I'll try it, and if that doesn't work I guess I'll start pulling components.
****.