re: Mass Battle
While D&D does occasionally have mass battle scenarios, honestly though, given a choice between Stormwreck (an accessory focused on naval/underwater adventuring), Sandstorm (an accessory focused on Desert adventuring), Frostburn (an accessory dealing with arctic adventuring) and Heroes of Battle (somewhat focused on mass battle scenarios/situations), most DMs/players are going to buy the books in the following manner.
Stormwreck
Sandstorm/Frostburn
Heroes of Battle
I've seen/read/played in more adventures where Stormwreck would be a good accessory much more so than either Sahara/North pole adventures which themselves seem to be WAY more common than mass battle scenarios.
While D&D does occasionally have mass battle scenarios, honestly though, given a choice between Stormwreck (an accessory focused on naval/underwater adventuring), Sandstorm (an accessory focused on Desert adventuring), Frostburn (an accessory dealing with arctic adventuring) and Heroes of Battle (somewhat focused on mass battle scenarios/situations), most DMs/players are going to buy the books in the following manner.
Stormwreck
Sandstorm/Frostburn
Heroes of Battle
I've seen/read/played in more adventures where Stormwreck would be a good accessory much more so than either Sahara/North pole adventures which themselves seem to be WAY more common than mass battle scenarios.