adjustment thingy

#direction check
same_way = (base > 0) == (amount > 0)
if same_way:
    amount_abs = abs(amount)
    base_abs = abs(base)
    if base_abs < 50:
        mod = amount_abs
    elif base_abs < 100:
        mod = die(amount_abs)
    elif test(amount_abs*5):
        mod = 1
    else:
        mod = 0
    if amount < 0:
        mod = -mod
else:
    mod = amount