History Awesome / CriticalRoleKraghammerArc

* Later in the episode, we see Clarota help out the party in battle for the first time. His first attempt [[TheMillstone only makes things worse]], but his second more than makes up for it: after seeing Tiberius use Telekinisis to throw one of the Hook Horrors into a lava pit, he does the same to one of the slimes (which is at serious risk of killing Grog), telekinetically hurling it into the same lava pit, ''onto the Hook Horror already in it''. Matt announces that the Hook Horror is ''dissolved instantly'' by the slime's acid, followed by the slime itself melting into nothing in the lava. With a single move, Clarota turned the tide of battle and likely saved the team's lives!

-->'''Scanlan:''' We, my friends and I, have come, we’ve come from the Above World- The Normal World, let’s say- to your fine kingdom, down here below. And, we were on a mission, a bit of- I don’t want to brag, but we’re an elite task force sent in by kingdoms and kings that you probably haven’t heard of down below. But, anyway, I’ll spare you. […] M’lady, we have come on a mission to save someone that you are holding captive. We have completed our mission, and in the melee, in that, um, hovel you call a palace back there, we lost one of our own, and we would like him back. Now, I’ll make it very simple, ‘cause my fellows are begging me keep things simple. It’s a simple binary choice: you can all die right now, or you can turn over our friend and we will probably, probably leave you in peace. I would promise, but I don’t make promises to dogs.

** When the polymorph wears off and the Umber Hulk returns and attacks Scanlan, Vax deals the killing blow by [[GroinAttack by cutting it open from its nads.]]

* Tiberius using Counterspell to stop a mindflayer from getting away, followed up by roasting it with a fireball.
* Grog riding on Shark Keyleth. That alone is pretty awesome.
* Scanlan's speech to the Duergar queen before combat starts.

-->'''Scanlan:''' We, my friends and I, have come, we’ve come from the Above World- The Normal World, let’s say- to your fine kingdom, down here below. And, we were on a mission, a bit of- I don’t want to brag, but we’re an elite task force sent in by kingdoms and kings that you probably haven’t heard of down below. But, anyway, I’ll spare you. […] M’lady, we have come on a mission to save someone that you are holding captive. We have completed our mission, and in the melee, in that, um, hovel you call a palace back there, we lost one of our own, and we would like him back. Now, I’ll make it very simple, ‘cause my fellows are begging me keep things simple; it’s a simple binary choice: you can all die right now, or you can turn over our friend and we will probably, probably leave you in peace. I would promise, but I don’t make promises to dogs.
** When the fighting starts, he banishes Ulara moments before she casts ChainLightning, thus saving the party from significant damage. Due to crummy rolls, she's neutralized for the entire fight. Vox Machina even has the opportunity to gather around the spot where she will reappear so they can ambush and subdue her.

** When the polymorph wears off and the Umber Hulk returns, Vax deals the killing blow by [[GroinAttack by cutting it open from its nads.]]

** The 3-hit combo finish is pretty great - [[TalkToTheHand Scanlan immobilizes it with Bigby's Grasping Hand,]] [[EyeScream Tiberius telekinetically rips one of its eyes out (rendering it blind since the other had already been disabled),]] and [[RuleOfThree Vax gets a perfect throw and drives a dagger right through the socket.]]
* Meta-awesome, but the post-Episode Q&A reveals that the gang is planning to bring on guest stars or even entirely new permanent teammates, something sure to excite voice actor fans. Creator/TroyBaker is mentioned as being interested, and Creator/YuriLowenthal is likely to join in having played with them before the show began. Matt also responds positively to the chat suggesting [[WebVideo/GameGrumps Danny]] [[Music/NinjaSexParty Sexbang]], and several of the group like the idea of bringing on Music/GarfunkelAndOates. The show is only going to get bigger and better!

* Scanlan uses magical lightning to finish off a particularly tough monster that was giving the team trouble. Since he's the bard of the group, this is particularly impressive.
** It's his first kill ''of the entire campaign.'' Even the anticipation is awesome. Travis has his arms around both Liam and Laura as they wait to see if Matt will utter those seven magic words.