GB Feature: Dungeon Siege II Preview

We were lucky enough to get our hands on a press build of Dungeon Siege II and have whipped up a three-page preview based on our firsthand time with the action RPG sequel. Take a look:
Specializations in Dungeon Siege II work much like the skills in Diablo II. That is, each time a character levels, the character gets a specialization point, and the character can spend the point on any of the 48 specializations in the game (there are 12 specializations for each skill). However, the specializations have prerequisites. For example, the (fortitude) specialization, which increases the hit points of a character, requires that the character have a level in the melee skill. Other specializations have much more stringent requirements. The ranged skill's (mortal wound) specialization, for example, requires that the character be level 36 and know four other specializations.