Bored time: Norben at level 6

Note: will not reflect actual level 6 strategy w/r/t spell usage

Str 14
Dex 10
Con 12
Int 14
Wis 18
Cha 14

Feats:  Extra channeling, selective channeling, combat casting, heavy armor proficiency

Buffs: Bless, Divine Favor, Shield of Faith, Channel Vigor, Weapon of Awe, Bull's Strength, Spiritual Weapon

Hit:
+4 BAB
+2 str
+2 generic magic weapon
+1 bless (morale)
+2 divine favor (luck)
+1 channel vigor (haste)
+2 bull's str (enh to str)
= +14

Damage:
+2 weapon
+2 str
+2 bull's strength
+2 divine favor (luck)
+2 weapon of awe (sacred)
= +10

Math vs AC20 using old crit rules for consistency:

+14 [1d8+10]:  .70(14.5) + .05(.75(29) + .25(14.5)) = 11.41875
+14 [1d8+10]:  .70(14.5) + .05(.75(29) + .25(14.5)) = 11.41875
+8 [1d8+2]: .4(6.5) + .05(.45(13) + .55(6.5)) = 3.07125 == 25.90875 DPR

AC:
10 base
9 armor
2 armor enh
2 shield
2 shield enh
1 dodge (channel vigor)
3 deflection (shield of faith)
= 29 AC (could pump to 30 if buffing cat's grace, or 31 with mithral material, but...meh, already bending the earlier gold guidelines for three pieces of +2 equipment.  Also, tower shields might be something to consider when feat-collection begins.)

There's just no way to get his DPR anywhere close to the other attackers I've posted, even eventually digging into stuff like power attack and martial weapons.  I think the only thing to do is buff defenses and continue trying to be a front line distraction and combat generalist/field medic.  The next few feats should be heavy armor prof, tower shield prof, maybe shield focus.  I'd like to squeeze extend spell in somewhere.