For some styles, it's useful for the PCs to have a home base, possibly including a place where they share meals. There's opportunities for inter-character RP around a fire pit or a breakfast table.
Whether that's a *secure* base is another question. The crew of the Enterprise live on board, but the Enterprise is not always a safe place; sometimes it's attacked, sometimes it's infiltrated, sometimes its computer goes awry. The Fantastic Four have a shared home, which has been attacked and damaged once or twice.
In "Pillars of Eternity", Caed Nua is mostly a safe base, because you can choose not to go into the catacombs underneath. But if you do...
Whether that's a *secure* base is another question. The crew of the Enterprise live on board, but the Enterprise is not always a safe place; sometimes it's attacked, sometimes it's infiltrated, sometimes its computer goes awry. The Fantastic Four have a shared home, which has been attacked and damaged once or twice.
In "Pillars of Eternity", Caed Nua is mostly a safe base, because you can choose not to go into the catacombs underneath. But if you do...