After all the clarification I see why the how to get food question is so important!

The people in this world would be very though and their entire life would revolve around killing monsters and growing food. Also they would tend to form larger groups rather then smaller ones. There is strength in numbers and the early tribes would not waste time killing each other. So I am excluding the motte and bailey model as a defense structure as I believe it is to small to sustain itself.

With regard to movement on the map one thing that comes to mind is the ancient Roman army. In the sense it was organized to survive against all odds. A Roman army would build forts each night it went to sleep! Which is how any movement between villages would happen in you world A direct consequence is that you will not have cities as there is no reliable trade that you can do so the size of settlements is limited. This leaves the village!

Placement

A village in your world is basically a fortified farming village so it would have to be placed strategically next to a body of fresh water. and also have large enough plains for planting crops. It also has to be of a decent size in order to have enough people to defend it.

General shape

It should have a wall tall enough to stop any animal from jumping on it. Predators are not that good of jumpers, a tiger, for example can only jump around 3-4 meters. Walls of 8-10 m should be sufficient for them, even in your world (because physics), to ensure proper defense ( and another 2 m underground)!

One advantage is that you should not need to man the walls and so are easier to build because they will not be that thick. Instead use layers of ditches with spikes and towers with a balista on top and arrow slits!

The wall should have a zig-zag pattern, like a star fort, so as to allow the creation of a defensible grid around the settlement where you can plant grains and protect them from within a fortified position.

Inside layout

The farmland outside the village would not manage to provide enough food. What I am thinking of is gardens built in the middle of the village and all along the walls you would have the houses and other buildings. At the base of each tower you would have a storage bunker. This allows for tall strong towers and saves space.

Food

Hunting is a must.The animals that wonder in range must be killed and the meat stored for the winter or eaten. Although I am not sure you could call it hunting. Baiting animals might be a way to increase food supply and decrease threat levels in the area! Fishing is something that might provide some food however it depends how advanced your people are! There is no livestock because they requires too much food and space.

After all the clarification I see why the how to get food-question is so important!

The people in this world would be very tough and their entire life would revolve around killing monsters and growing food. They would also tend to form larger groups rather then smaller ones. There is strength in numbers and the early tribes would not waste time killing each other. So I am excluding the motte and bailey model as a defense structure as I believe it is too small to sustain itself.

With regard to movement on the map one thing that comes to mind is the ancient Roman army. In the sense it was organized to survive against all odds. A Roman army would build forts each night it went to sleep! Which is how any movement between villages would happen in you world.

A direct consequence is that you will not have cities as there is no reliable trade that you can do, so the size of settlements is limited.

This leaves the village!

Placement

A village in your world is basically a fortified farming village so it would have to be placed strategically next to a body of fresh water and also have large enough plains for planting crops. It also has to be of a decent size in order to have enough people to defend it.

General shape

It should have a wall tall enough to stop any animal from jumping on it. Predators are not that good of jumpers. A tiger, for example can only jump around 3-4 meters. Walls of 8-10 m should be sufficient for them, even in your world (because physics), to ensure proper defense (and another 2 m underground)!

One advantage is that you should not need to man the walls and so are easier to build because they will not be that thick. Instead use layers of ditches with spikes and towers with a balista on top and arrow slits!

The wall should have a zig-zag pattern, like a star fort, so as to allow the creation of a defensible grid around the settlement where you can plant grains and protect them from within a fortified position.

Inside layout

The farmland outside the village would not manage to provide enough food. What I am thinking of is gardens built in the middle of the village and all along the walls you would have the houses and other buildings.

At the base of each tower you would have a storage bunker. This allows for tall strong towers and saves space.

Food

Hunting is a must. The animals that wonder in range must be killed and the meat stored for the winter or eaten. Although I am not sure you could call it hunting. Baiting animals might be a way to increase food supply and decrease threat levels in the area!

Fishing is something that might provide some food however it depends how advanced your people are!

There is no livestock because they require too much food and space.