The Hay Bale is a craftable building material which also can be found in Barns. They are very weak and have no structural integrity as such they should not be used in building at all and only as a way to break a player's potentially dangerous fall. Prior to the A17 series of builds (starting at A13.6), complete fall protection was provided by Hay Bales. In A17 and beyond, a height limit for full effectiveness was introduced, with decreasing effectiveness at heights beyond that point.
To craft a Hay Bale, either click on the ingredients in your inventory and select Recipes, then Hay Bale, and Craft, or search for Hay Bale in your crafting window search bar.
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You can pick-up your Hay Bale after you place it, so they are mobile.
Can clog up holes in your defense for short periods.
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Hay bales being used to break fall damage could be a reference to the assassins creed series where the assassins perform leaps into hay bales to land safely.