int variable increment from function - function

Question

I am trying to get the input from my user to assign a 'faction' and based on following inputs modify the values for curAdvRep\curCrmRep.
The input shows that indise the funtion i get the desired result, but I need to be able to permanently modify the rep for the faction.
From file 2 called in file 1:
curAdvRep = 0
curCrmRep = 0
Crimson = "Crimson Brootherhood reputation: {0}".format(curCrmRep)
Advent = "Advent of Chaos reputation: {0}".format(curAdvRep)
PathSelDict = {'Advent' : Advent, 'Crimson' : Crimson, 'n' : n, 'c' : cont, 'd' : d, 'p' : p, 'l' : l}
def Faction (rep):
global curAdvRep
global curCrmRep
global Advent
global Crimson
if rep in PathSelDict:
if rep == 'Advent':
curAdvRep += 50
curCrmRep -= 5
Advent = "Advent of Chaos reputation: {0}".format(curAdvRep)
print(Advent)
#print(Factions[JoinWorld])
elif rep == 'Crimson':
curAdvRep -= 5
curCrmRep += 50
print(PathSelDict[JoinWorld])
else:
print(Dismiss)
sys.exit(0)
From file 1:
rep = input("Which side are you on? Advent or Crimson? ").title()
questfunc.Faction(rep)
print(Advent)
print(curAdvRep)
print(curCrmRep)
Output:
Pick up the box or leave it alone? (p or l): p
Pick up the box
Reputation Gain
Advent of Chaos reputation: 5
Which side are you on? Advent or Crimson? advent
Advent of Chaos reputation: 55
Advent of Chaos reputation: 0
0
0
I am sorry if either my question or my code is offensive. I have researched an answer for my question, but due to either not finding a matching answer or my inability to translate an indirect answer to my specific question, I haven't found the solution.

Answer 1

So I found a work around. For those that have also asked this question and had no helpful response, please take a look.
Choice1 = input(" Pick up the box or leave it alone? (p or l): ").lower()
RepGain(Choice1)
print(Advent, curAdvRep)
# Function for gain
def RepGain (Choice):
global curAdvRep
global curCrmRep
global Advent
global Crimson
if Choice in PathSelDict:
if Choice == 'p':
print('Reputation Gain\nAdvent + 100')
curAdvRep += 100
return curAdvRep
elif Choice == 'l':
print('Crimson + 100')
curCrmRep += 100
return curCrmRep
else:
print(Dismiss)
sys.exit(0)
Output:
Reputation Gain
Advent + 100
Advent of Chaos reputation: 100