"...Black Isle's baby will be the final word in fantasy roleplaying... I mean NWN will transfer the whole Pen and Paper D&D to the PC"
It'll be the final word in fantasy roleplaying if you like D&D. Obviously going by TORN's fate Interplay is assuming everyone who has ever role-played thinks D&D is the be-all and end-all of RPGs, and will continue to churn them out until the market collapses (much like TSR did back in the late 80s - early 90s)... but I hope there's still room for other CRPGs to push the envelope.
fantasy CRPGs are enough of a maligned niche market already without every single one being a cookie-cutter orcs, goblins, +10 swords of wounding and chainmail bikini slog.