Originally posted by Mick:

Originally posted by MadMax:

First Boss, go for it if you have a shield. Practice blocking ! It is essential.
Make a trench around your building and possible farmland.

What type of shield is best. I have the round shield and the tower shield. How do you dig trenches, with a hoe?

You can dig a trench once you have a pickaxe, you can't really make a proper trench with a hoe.