Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Need Help With a Build Concept

I was watching a You-Tube video on Nerdarchy. They had this concept of a crazy Kensei Monk who talked to his longbow. When I think of longbows, I think of Elves and Rangers. Wisdom and Dexterity are important to both Rangers and Monks. So I thought I'd design a Wood Elf Hunter Ranger/ Kensei Monk. For Monk weapons I've decided on longbow and duel hand axes to start, and maybe a polearm at Monk 6. All weapons chosen are options for a Dex-based Kensei Monk.

But I'm having trouble deciding levels per class, and what to take when. Ranger 3/ Monk 7 gets me Evasion, Stillness of Mind, 7 Ki Points, and Horde Breaker. but I lose an ASI. Ranger 4 I gain the ASI, but I lose the Monk specials. Monk 8 I keep the specials, but lose the Hunter sub-class and Horde Breaker. And should I start with Ranger for the extra skill? When I started building this, I took Ranger 1 and the Outlander background, then straight Monk for 5 levels. For skills I took Athletics, Acrobatics, Survival, Perception, Stealth, and Insight.