Ok so I delved a little deeper in the the support forums (by clicking around... the search function didn't bring up this post in the first few pages) and found this https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/73056-game-crashing-or-locking-up-after-launch/
EVGA Precision X was my issue. It is at the latest software version and can still be running as a process in the background to run my fan profiles and overclock speeds, but with the Application running on my desktop it was causing my crashing issue. I simply closed it and am fully able to play.
SketchySketch's post in Crash when making new save game was marked as the answer