Wurtag wrote:But if I bash the fence I would have to rebuild it. That's a headache. Are gates that expensive?
it's a matter of forcing people "to the next level." A gate can be entered with just the Trespassing skill. If you have no gate, someone then has to have a more expensive skill, "Vandalism," and can leave a longer last crime that can get a nidbane sent on them. Make a pile of sticks next to your "gate" so you can grab one to fix your fence when you make your exit.
Making a fence with no gate is a simple solution of people looking for a simple playstyle. You just have to accept that people are sometimes going to mess with your stuff and not care about leaving criminal scents.
