There were a few instances in act one where I would select a dialogue option during a cut scene and the associated dice roll would not happen. It would display the previous dialogue and then hang (not freeze, the characters still made facial expression changes). Hitting space bar would not skip out. I would reload and repeat, usually without problem. But now in act2 the problem has been getting worse. It's to the point where I cannot progress the game if I try and use a skill or ability during a conversation. I even went back to act one and tried the conversation with a certain friend of a certain underdark trader that I had declined previously on grounds of not trusting him. Not a single conversation option that requires a roll would function. It's impossible to have a satisfactory resolution with this character without rolling dice.
I'm now trying to finish the assault on moonrise with
and am facing the big bad boss dude in a cut scene. I can't choose what my character would do, because it requires a persuasion roll. So for me, the story ends here.
This sucks. Has anyone else had this problem, and is there anything I can do about it? I'm running a few mods, but haven't had any trouble with them, and no one else seems to have a problem with them (choose your stats, buff). I'm really at a loss.