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Right now it feels like the Warpriest is lost... He doesn't know if he's a bad Cleric or a Bad Fighter. In any situation where he has allot of time to buff he'll shine. Outside of that he's just going to be sub par. Choose role for him... either make him a party buffer... or make him a fighter type.
I definitely feel like there is a problem with the channeling... The paladin, Cleric and Oracle are all better at channeling then the War priest. Either make the channeling on par with every other base class channeler in the Game or take the Channeling away completely and give the Warpriest a more focused identity as a front line fighter.
Some ideas... mostly stolen from others above...
A. Increase hit Die and Base attack to better reflect fighter....
B. Give the ability to, a limited number of times per day, cast self buff spells as swift actions. There are so many good self buffs that clerics never use because fights last such a short amount of time and the casting of self buffs just isn't economical.
C. Make the Blessings always in effect or at least quicker to cast when the warpriest targets himself.
I kind of like the idea of a fighter type who has an overabundance of self buffs that he can cast as swift actions. He doesn't start the fight strong but ramps up bigger and bigger the longer he fights as more of the power of his god channels into him.
If you do decide he should be a party buffer then the sacred armor and weapon abilities fail to make as much sense. I say drop them and replace them with a stronger channel and some added abilities gained by allies when healed by your channel. Hey look, anyone I heal gains a sacred bonus to ac, or attack, or saves.