Originally posted by Rocksalt:

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

Uhm no, sorry, but no.
It isn't your home that is attacked... it is you.
The raid events may centre on your base (the red circle in the mini-map denotes the raid event area), however the raid is directed at you.
If you are not present or unreachable, the mobs may attack structures, but if you are open to attack and reachable, then every mob involved in the raid will target you.
@OP For this reason, no, it is not necessary to build any fortifications, trenches or walls.
All you have to do in the event of a raid, if you fear for your base structures, is to draw the mobs out and away from them so that they may target you and you alone. This is easy enough to accomplish and whether you opt for melee or ranged attack in order to wipe it out is up to you and your combat competence.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2424562622

It's possible to just craft your way through an attack and discover this. The event is timed, it has an ending and they just de-spawn. Stay inside and it won't be long,(I don't keep track of time when I craft a lot) by the time I got out there I could see them walking away into the distance and disappearing. It's a very well done work of Art, who ever the programmer is, they can paint by numbers!

I dare you to just hide inside while Trolls attack your base, you won't have a base left by the time the timer runs out.