Don't worry Griefmaker, it takes some heavy modding before NWN looks anything like 3rd edition D&D from what I played of the original. It didn't feel like any kind of D&D to me, and I think that has to do with controlling only one guy + a henchman...people I met online refused to act like a party, but that's probably not true of the IW NWN community.
What I'm looking forward to, in order of which I expect their release
Independent remake of Quest for Glory 2
http://www.agdinteractive.com/QFG2.php
Dawn of War: Winter Assault
D&D Online
and of course, Elder Scrolls IV