Ok so two steps forward, two steps back. So I got it to not do the float off the screen card (didn't realize you meant select a character not getting a reward before proceeding into the screen where they get a reward). Now I have a new bug. After it's done giving my higher level characters all a blessing card, and then letting them pick new powers, it goes back to the underleveled character to let her ad a + to one of her skills, except that's where it stops being functional. Pressing any of the + Icons next to the skills does nothing, selecting other characters and going back to her brings the skills screen back up but it's still not functional, and trying the trick that allowed me to get past the previous bug doesn't work here either.
All in all I wonder if these bugs are specific to the Sorc character as (in another posting) The only reason I have a mismatched party is because when I quested the 1st time with a 4 character party, she was never saved.... At this point I almost wish I could delete all these and start over but I can't get past this quest rewards phase.