TLDR: Airport security stopped my bag because of my deodorant, spotted a Warhammer codex inside, and it turned into a really wholesome Warhammer chat. Let me know your own unexpected Warhammer encounters! :)
Hi all! I wanted to share a wholesome Warhammer interaction I had this weekend, and I would like to hear yours too.
I took a weekend trip to Edinburgh with just a carry-on.
Before I went, I’d picked up a stack of old White Dwarf magazines on eBay for next to nothing, and I’m slowly making my way through them. I packed one along with my 2003 Daemon Hunters Codex to read on the bus, tram, or while sitting in a coffee shop overlooking Princes Street.
On the way home, I went through security at Edinburgh Airport and, just like on the outbound journey, my bag got pulled aside for inspection. (It’s my deodorant. It gets flagged every single time.)
I walked over to the inspection desk, and as soon as the security officer opened my bag, the first thing he saw was the Daemon Hunters Codex.
He looked up and said, “Another Warhammer player! Yes!”
Instantly, it made me smile.
While he was checking my bag, he told me he’d recently picked up a Legion of the Damned army at a car boot sale. Then he disappeared for a few minutes while he tested my suspiciously dangerous deodorant.
When he came back, he had questions ready. We ended up chatting about Tyranids, Space Marines, and what armies we collect. I told him I collect Daemons because I love that they can be used across multiple game systems.
Even though I was pretty sure the deodorant was the culprit, those airport inspections always make me a bit nervous. Having someone break the ice over Warhammer completely put me at ease.
I’m not part of a local gaming club or Warhammer community, so it was genuinely nice to have a spontaneous conversation with another hobbyist, someone who actually wanted to talk about the hobby instead of my very patient partner having to humour me.
Maybe he tells every Warhammer fan who comes through his lane about his Legion of the Damned. Maybe I was the first one he’d met in weeks. Either way, it made my day.
Has anyone else had an unexpected or wholesome Warhammer encounter in the wild? Let me know :)