SafePlace

Grandpa will give you a teleport stone to the SafePlace in your first conversation with him.

Going to and from the SafePlace will put you back in the 'real world' right where you left off, even in the middle of a dungeon.

You can teleport to the SafePlace to eat/drink/sleep/heal/whatever if you're in hostile territory, then port back and continue questing.

You can build crafting stations from the Crafting Tables tab of the build menu and animal pens from the Specials tab (they're called troughs, but it'll build the whole pen for you)

You may build walls and floors and make the place look nice, but it is not required. Everything will function just fine outdoors.

Crafting

 * See the Crafting Stations page.

Crops

 * See the Farming page.

Animals

 * See the Farm Animals page.